Staple-tag-affixing machine



' Jan. 16, 1923. 1,442,212.

W. BORCHERT ET AL.'

Jan. 16, 1923 1,442,212.

W. BORGHERT ET AL. STAPLE TAG AFFIXING MACHINE.

FILED OCT-29, 1920- 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Patented Jan. 16, 1923;

w nner; Boson-madam FRED L. :eoRd EnT, ornooxronn,innri iorsfnssre l 1:"

v To THE rAeIrcoMPANY, "or nocxr onn, ILLINOISLA oonroneriononirnrivoisi l- STAPLE-TAG-AFFIXING'; MAoHI N-ni v To all w homz'tindyconic 21%.: a Be it known that we, WIIJJAM} Bonormnr and" FRED L. Bonomsr, citizens of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the countyof Winnebago andStatenof,- Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements iniStaple-Tag AffixingMachines; of, which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has reference to machines acterized by their rectangularfabric body.

equipped at eachgend, with a pair ofmetallic spurs or staples which arepressed through the goods and clinchedunderqto fasten the ,tag tothe-goods. T Theflfabric body between the spurs is used for marking. 1

These tags are frequentlyputon by fha'nd, that is,the spurs are pressedthrough the goods and clinched under vby hand. Mechanical devices havealso beenemployed for attaching these tags; but in many instances themeans employed have-been unsatisfac-.- f

tory for thereason that tags are notsecur'ely attached and the spurs arenot properly clinched, and in. many instancesthe points project and area source of danger; v

One of the primary objects, therefore, of

the present invention is to provide aasimple machine for so attachingstaple tagsand the like to'flat, material that they will be firmlysecured thereto with the pointsof the spurs turned under and embeddedinnth e goods so as not to scratch or mar, v e Another important object:is the provision of a novel machine for afiixingstaple tags by a simplehand pressure movement. a

We have also aimedto provide a staple tag-affixing machine soconstructedthat the operator places a tag. in a holding device; then positions thegoods or other material 'over an anvil; and-then by pressure by thehandsholding thegoods, causes the tag insaid holding device tobeolinclied to the .gOOClS. I i I I Still another object resides thesprovision of a hand-operated lever-carrying anvil overwhich the goods'tobetagged is placed, and in the provision 'of atag car rier and a hammerboth actuated move.-

' .ment of, the hand 1ever,} the former 'l f er .properlygpositioningthetag with respect lto the goods andthelatter for driving thetag spursthrough and clinching them under the goods I e j I I r We havealsowflaimedj-to provide a staple tag-alfixing machine ofnovel'construction capable of being manufactured-at a cem paratively lowcost.7 r

Other ob'ects. andjv attendant'. advantages 7 will be/appreciated bythosefamiliar'with this art as theinventi on;becomesjbetter understoodby reference. to the following, de; scription when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawin in whih+y r iguref is a side"elevation 'offl'a'" staple tag-alfix ng machine embodying ourinventlony L e Fig, 3', a top view thereof;

sltantially the machine normalposition; I j p f e .Figs'. 5gand 5,fragmentary sectional views h vertical, sectionaLvie'witaken sub- I theline f Fig: g hq g Fig. .2, ,a front elevation the f I similar to Fig.4, but showing the .p'arts in '7;

different operated positions},

end of the p ra gl fi 'F 'she esm nta r ia e v w; of lie 8, afront viewof'the partsshown" in Fig; ,7

, 'Fig. 9, a, y substantially on the? line 9+9 of Fig? 7,; and

4. Fig. 10,; a "perspectiye "view of; a staple laundrytag,

end. While the' present machine is designed to-aflix a staple tag ofthis particular type, it should be understoodthat the principles of thisinvention have afbroader application I and are adaptable to other,longfipurftags.

or similar articles having attaching-spurs;

Brieflystated, the operation is to place a fragmentary'secfioilal viewtalieu v a e The of are i 1 supported by astandard designated- 'gen-' 1 I901 has an elongated fabric marlz'receivingibodv a 14 and a pair ofspurs or staples 15 :at each' fa tag carrierldesignated by character"18;. v I

"then pla' e the goods or 'in'ateria'l' 19 over an anvil structure atthe outer (eI' il 'ofa lever 21," as shown in Fig.4, holdingf-thegoodsbyand then pressing downwardly on said thumb re'stsin a quick action. Thisswings the lever 21 downwardly and through means which will be presentlydescribed, causes the outer end of the ag carrier to des end a dengegetthe goods 19 so. as to'hold it in position and provide a suitableguide for. the tag which will by the said action be forced by means of ahammer designated by character 23, through the tag carrier until thespurs 1.5 have pierced the goods and been clinched thereunder. Uponreleasing the the main lever and have dished faces, t liat 'is,

returns all ofthe parts front and rear portions 31 of theanvil'inclined'downwardly toward the central port wh ch is ompara v lyflat. These vils project through openings 32 in a goodsreceivingplatefig is Inovably mounted on the lever engl2'8, being retained in P sby sop; 4 a d. censtantly urged'by expansion springs 35 to an uppe'r 4position, shown in Figs. 2,4,8 and 9.1 In

lnnitthe inward position of the goods 19.

this r i the apertu es o the Plat 33 i slightly bov the op; su f e-q theanvils 29. It will be observed i 'riom IFigz Tthatthe opposed Sides 6,oi t e qp ni 82 converg from ach nd and that th vils29 correspond inshapefto these openings. Upstanding stops 37' on the lever 21 Thhammei.81 Par of a We ahted'leve p vo lly nte at 39 upon a d b tween the sides26 of the 'By means of 1inks4l pivotally connecting the ma lever 2 andhamm lever 38.,f latter will be swun in a clockwise direction at:

a considerably, aster speed than the main lever when this level isdepressedbythe hand operation above, referred to: The ou r nd fthb.hammer ever as a weigh ie: w en adds temperate s l n u and driving forceto the blow. 1 I Thejtag carri r 18 also, pivotally mounted o t 9 @d strdl the vees has abifurcatedouter end, the, spaced sides 43 of w h 'ar'fo m d t their inner Si s with tag. grooves or guides 44,",l Theltag'seat mem er, 6fment one bove i ri eted a 4 betwe 'the was 431 nd eiistantlir u elia sret tkw e es-t b a a le spring 46, to a pos tion 1111111; by the stop 47 as shown in Fig. This seat is adapted to be swungin a clockwise direction entirely out of the space between the guides 44to give way to the hammer 23 and withdraw from the tag. Arflat spring 48carried by the hammer lever 38 urges thetag carrier in a clockwisedirection until stopped by the pins 49 on the outer sides of the links41, as

best shownin Fig. 1., It will be observed 1 from "Figs. 2 and 3',thatithe head of the hammer 23 is full width to fit between the grooves44, and as shown'in-Fig. 4, is of ar cuate shape correspondingitotl'iearc, ofthe grooves 44, concentric with the pivot 39.

The operation is as' followsr The staple tag 16 will be placed on theseat 17 which is of such width as to be entirely disposed between thespurs 15, leaving'thesejspurs I projected down. The goods. 19 held inboth hands will'be positioned on the plateBS, and

with the thumbs over the thumb'rests 22 ,the

latter "will? be depressed. This pressure swings the lever 21 downwardlyand the latter through the links 41, will swingthe han'nner'forwardly toaflix the tag; It will be observed that the instant the main lever 21starts to descend the stoppins 49 will be withdrawn from the tag carrier18 allowing 1 the, spring 48 to move the tag carrier downwardly intoengagement withthe goods,

thereby holding the same and properly positioning the tag, the spurs ofwhich be driven through the goods.

' The hammer descends and engages the tagtl'iroughout its length asshownin Fig.

are to 5,I"Q ing the seat lTout of its path, as

shownin'liig, 6. In other words, the tagv will be 'CtlfllBCl downthrough'the guide pro vided by'the ways 44, squarely upon the q goods sothatall of the four spurs enter the goods at same'instant. Since thegoods is supported 'theY-plate33 in a plane slightly above the faces ofthe anvils the spurs will] pass entirely through the goods and uponstriking the "curved surfaces 31 will be turned inwardly. In the eventthat the spurs deflect laterally, they will be guided by the adjacentwalls 86 'substantially into alignment crosswise of: the tag.

It will th us be seen that before the fabric body 14 of the tagreachesthe plate 33 the spurs will be projected through the goods ti rnedinwardly; As the tag is pressed down by'the haminer, the plate willflbedepressed until theful'l pressure of the hen:

nler is brought to bear (as the spurs resting on the anv l faces; Thisconstruction 1nsures passage of the spurs completely through thegoodsand the directing and g id n e of the spurs inwardly'ina-prede teiinined path and finally a forcible comspu rs-andthe tagf'togoods, A'sa'result 0f he action of the-anvil faces 31,the points of tli'spiirswill be curvedinwardly a d-h p ssing blow which securelyclinches the bemade in the construction and arrange wardly and so embedded in the bodyof the goods as to be thoroughly protected against any danger fromscratching or marring. It

best results are obtained bypressing down on the main lever in a quickmovement,

thereby imparting a rapid movement to the hannner, which due to itsweighted construction imparts a forcible striking blow to the tag. Inview of the fact that the machine is portable and the operating partsare supported entirely-by the base, they have been arranged forwardlyoverhanging the base so that the rebound of the hammer-upon releasingthe main lever after affixing a tag will be effectually counteracted.

. It is'believed that the foregoing conveys a clear understanding of theobjects prefaced above, and whilewe haveillu'strated but a singleworking embodiment, it should be understood that variouschanges mightment without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims, in which We claim:

1. In a tag-affixing machine,'the combina-' tion of a swinging leverprovided'with an anvil, normally held in position to receive the goods,a tag-carrier and guide for receiving a tag and holding it away from theanvil, a hammer for driving the spurs of the tag through the goods, andmeans operated by swinging movement of the anvil-lever for moving thetag-carrier and guide into operative relation with the anvil and formoving the hammer to force the spurs through the goods and fasten thetag thereto.

2. In a tag affixing machine, the combina tion of an anvil on which thegoods is adapted to be placed, a hammer, a tag-carrier and guide havinga pivotal seat upon which a staple tag is adapted to be supported inaplane transverse to the movement of the haminer, and means for movingsaid tag-carrier from a position remote from the goods to one engagingthe goods and holding it against the anvil, said hammer and tag-carrierbeing so relatively arranged and the hammer being so operated as to movein the path of said pivotal seat, whereby said seat will be swung out ofthe path of the hammer and the tag will be carried with the hammerthrough the guiding portion of the tag-carrier and whereby the hammerwill force the spurs through the goods for affixing the tag thereto.

3. In a tag-aflixing machine, the combination of a main lever equippedat its free end with an anvil, means manually operable for moving thelever, a tag-carrler and a hammer concentrically mounted intermediatethe ends of the lever, the tag-carrier being interposed between thehammer and the anvil and adapted to ca y a t g in the path of the hammerand in a position to beatfixed to goods'p'ositioned on the main leverover the anvil, and means operated by moveshould be noted that ina'flixing the tagthe m'ent of themain lever formoving the .tag- 7 Icarrier'into engagementwith the goods for holding thefsameagainstdisplacement and for. moving the" hammer inv a striking blow to forcethe spurs of the tag-"through the goods and clinch the'tag thereto.

4. In a tag-affixing'machine, the combi" nation of. a lever provided atone end with an anvil, a swinging'tag carrier above-said anvil equippedwith a pivotal seat for bold ing a tag, a hammer adapted for'engagingthe tag, moving it from said seat, and forcing the tag spursthroughthegoods on said anvil, and meansoperated by said'lever foroperating the hammer to aflix the tag.

5. Ina tag-afiixing machine, the combination of a lever provided at oneend with an anvil, a swinging tag carrier above-said anvil equipped withapivotal seat for hold-:.

ing a tag, a hammeradapted for engaging the tag, moving it fromfsaidseat, and forcing the tagspurs; through the goods'on said anvil, andmeans operated by said lever for operating the hammer to affix thetag,and

for causing the tag carrier to hold the goods again'st said leverpriorto the time the spurs pierce the goods.

' 6. -In a machine of the character scribed, the combination of part'having a pair of laterally spaced upstanding anvils,

'a goods-receiving plate yieldingly supported on said part and havingopeningsfitting 10osaidanvils and through which the latter are adaptedto pass by depressing the'plate, the

opposed sides, of each opening converging from each end, and the anvilsbeing correspondingly shaped, and means for driving the spurs of astaple tag downwardly throughgoods supported on said plate with thestaples in alignment with said anvils for affixing the tag to the goods.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination ofaleverhaving a pair of laterally spaced upstanding. anvils, agoods-receiving plate yieldingly supported on said lever and havingopenings fitting said anvils and through which the latter are adapted topass by depressing the plate, a thumb rest on each side of the leveradapted to be operated in a tag-affixing movement, and means operated bysuch" movement of. the lever for forcing the spurs of a staple tagthrough the goods on said plate to thereby aifix the stapleto the goods;

S. Ina-machine of the character described, 4

the combination of a lever equipped at one end with a goods-receivingpart and. with thumb rests at each side. of said part,a swingingtag-carrier adapted to support a tag above the goods, a weighted hammer,and means operated by said. lever upon 'depres sion of 'sald thumb reststo movethe tag oarrier into operative relation. tothe goodsreceivingpart and to cause said hammer to affix: the tag to the goods.

9. in a machine of the character described, the combination of agoods-receiving part, a tag carrier and a hammer each pivotally mountethand means connecting said pivoted parts for causing them to move from atag and goods-receiving position to a tag-affixing position by pressureapplied to the goods-receiving part.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of agoods-receiving part, a tag-carrier movable from a tagreceiving positionremote "from said part to one in proximity thereto for guiding the justprior L0 its application to the goods, a pivotal seat on said carrieradapted to support a staple tag in the path of a hammer, a hamme adaptedto move through said tagoarrier and to carry the interposed tag beforeit and force the spurs through the goods, said pivotal seat swinging toa retracted position by said action of the hammer, and means forreturning said seat to its normal position after the hammer has beenWithdrawn from the tag-carriers.

11. In a machine of the character de scribed. the combination of a leverhaving an anvil, a pivoted tag carrier adapted to carry a staple tagabove the anvil a pivoted Weighted hammer adapted to strike said tag andforce its spurs through goods positioned over said anvil, and meansoperated by said lever by depression of the anvil end thereof to movethe tag carrier into co-operative relation with the anvil and to swingthe hammer in a tag-afiixing movement.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a leveradapted to be manually depressed at one end and equipped at such endwith stationary anvils and a depressible goods-supporting part, meansfor supporting a staple tag above said anvils, a pivoted Weightedhammer, and

supported in spaced relation above saidgOOClS-IQCPJVIHg part andequipped With a pivoted seat adapted for holding a staple tag, aWeighted hammer adapted for strik-- ing the tag on said seat, removingit therefrom and forcing the tag spurs through goods on saidgoods-receiving part, means operated by depression of said lever foroperating the hammer in a tag-afiixin movement and means operated by theiammer for moving the tag-carrier into engagement with the goods beforethe tag spurs pierce the goods.

WILLIAM, BORCHERT. FRED L. BORCHERT.

